Castro’s girl is first MP to defy Daddy

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Mariela Castro is the first member of Cuba’s parliament in history to vote “no”Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty

James HiderLatin America Correspondent

Published at 12:01AM, August 21 2014

In terms of revolutionary change, it was hardly the storming of the Bastille
or the fall of the Berlin Wall. But for the first time in history, a member
of Cuba’s parliament has voted “no”.

The fact that the “no” was registered by Mariela Castro, daughter of President
Raul Castro and a niece of Fidel, has only muddied the waters: some
Cuba-watchers see it as a first step toward change on the communist island,
others as a sign that only the president’s daughter dare to stand up to
Daddy.